Dance Away the Pounds for a Good Cause

Join in on the ZUMBA Fitness Rock-and-Roll-a-Thon YMCA fundraiser Feb. 25.

  By Julie Bowcutt The third annual ZUMBA® Fitness Rock-and-Roll-a-Thon is ready to “roll” at the yearly fundraiser for the YMCA’s “Partner with Youth” campaign at the Robert D. Fowler YMCA in Peachtree Corners. The event will be held on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get three solid hours of the ZUMBA® rush (or as much as you prefer) including LIVE music segments, goodies, ZUMBAWEAR® giveaways and ten unique instructors!  A Silent Auction and Spin-a-Thon will be held the same day. ZUMBA® is one of the hottest group fitness classes of 2012 using Latin and world beats to burn off the calories as you burn up the floor. But if it's so fun and such a great workout, why don't more people try it? "I can't dance!" is the most common …

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Exercise to the Beat of Latin Music at the Y

The music pulses as participants jump, shimmy and sway to the beat.

  And the beat goes on at Robert D. Fowler YMCA in Peachtree Corners where many are staying fit with the fun, hip-shaking, dance fitness craze that is Zumba.  Creating a party-like atmosphere, Zumba combines Latin dance steps with upbeat music and easy-to-learn moves that have participants burning up the dance floor as well as calories.  Zumba is an hour long routine that works almost every muscle in the body. "It’s fun to dance, bounce around and be active," said Phyllis Ingam.  If you haven’t tried it yet, come to one of the seven Zumba classes offered each week at Fowler Y.

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